NHTSA Complaint #11601748 — 2018 FORD EXPLORER UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11601748
Vehicle	2018 FORD EXPLORER
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	July 9, 2024
Date Filed	July 13, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

My cars B Pillar (security pad) became unattached from my car while simply driving down the road. This part detaching caused my liftgate to lock and make me unable to open my truck for anyone and also the part could have fallen into the road way and caused a disturbance or accident to cars behind me. There was no indication of my security pad going to detach from my car and with the current recall on the A Pillars it is safe to believe that manufacturing caused this issue as well with the B Pillars as other Explorer owners have had this similar experience with the vehicles.

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